8th April, 2022
By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
Anambra State Governor, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo will swear 20 commissioners into his cabinet on Saturday.
This followed screening and confirmation of his 20 nominees for appointment for appointment as Commissioners by the Anambra House of Assembly on Thursday.
Soludo had in a letter dated March 28 submitted the list of the Commissioner-nominees to the Assembly for screening and confirmation.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the confirmation of the nominees took place through a voice vote conducted during plenary on Thursday.
The Speaker of the House, Mr Uche Okafor, listed the names of the 20 commissioner-nominees confirmed by the Assembly and their portfolios to include: Mr Ifeatu Onejeme – Ministry of Finance, Prof. Ofonze Amucheazi – Ministry of Lands and Mr Ifeanyi Okoma – Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
Others are: Dr Afam Obidike – Health, Mr Patrick Aghamba – Youth Development, Mrs Ifeyinwa Obinabo – Women Affairs and Social Welfare and Dr Obinna Ngonadi – Commerce and Industry.
Also confirmed are: Mr Julius Chukwuemeka – Power and Water Resources, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh – Education, Mr Paul Nwosu – Information, Dr Foster Ihejiofor – Agriculture and Mrs Patricia Igwebuike – Transportation.
Others include: Mr Felix Odimegwu – Environment, Mr Chikodi Anara – Homeland Affairs, Mr Collins Nwabunwanne – Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs and Mr Donatus Onyeji – Culture, Entertainment and Tourism,
Prof. Chika Ifemeje was confirmed as Attorney-General and Commissioner, Ministry of Justice, Mr Anthony Ifeanya – Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Ms Chiamaka Nnake – Budget and Economic Planning and Mr Paulinus Onyeaka – Ministry of Housing.
The House Committee on screening had given its report through its Chairman, Dr Pascal Agbodike, during plenary.
Agbodike noted that all the nominees were screened by the committee and that they all answered the questions put to them satisfactorily and provided all the necessary documents.
The report of the committee was, however, adopted as the resolution of the Assembly.